My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro. Brandi Carlile adviceartistbroad Change image and share on social
I tend to feel really protective of songs, and if they aren't sitting well in a record, I'll pull them tight to my chest until I feel it's a better time. Brandi Carlile chestfeelprotective Change image and share on social
I didn't get bullied any more than anybody else. I think I got bullied more for being poor than being gay. But no more than any other kid. And I'm sure that I did my fair share of picking on other kids, too. We're all humans. Brandi Carlile bullyfairgay share on social
I'd love to claim the title of 'songwriter' or 'intellectual,' but the truth is that anything that I ever learned how to do in conjunction with music was purely so that I would have a platform to sing from. Brandi Carlile claimconjunctionintellectual share on social
My mother's a singer and my mother's father is a singer, and everyone on both sides are all country-western bluegrass musicians. Brandi Carlile bluegrasscountryfather Change image and share on social
I tend to support and get behind issues instead of candidates, because of the whole 'Super Bowl' generalization of our world - You're on this side, I'm on that side; you're a Republican, I'm a Democrat; you're country music, I'm rock music. Brandi Carlile bowlcandidatecountry share on social
Every city has a town outside with a lake. I pull out my fishing pole and fish. I've been doing that for a long time. Brandi Carlile cityfishhave Change image and share on social
People that could yodel always fascinated me. People that could sing loud always fascinated me. So I started trying to mimic at a really young age: 6, 7 years old. Brandi Carlile agefascinateloud Change image and share on social
When I started out, I was definitely writing about experiences that I hadn't had yet. The songs were just based on my influences, songwriters that had written songs before me and that were more experienced and 20, 30 years older than me. Brandi Carlile baseexperienceinfluence share on social
My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury. Brandi Carlile bigdramaticelton Change image and share on social
